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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

An award-winning horror with a small h, Raging Grace is filmmaker Paris Zarcilla’s response to the “micro and macro aggressions of racism” that Britain’s undocumented workers endure. It’s a film that uses all the tropes of horror to explore what life is like for those working in the UK illegally. The story centres around Joy,

A Tesla Cybertruck was spotted charging a Rivian R1T electric pickup, seemingly stuck without a functioning fast charger. There are only a few Cybertrucks on the roads, and yet, they are already proving helpful. Cybertruck is equipped with a 240-volt outlet in the back of the bed, which can power many different power tools and

Holly Willoughby will be back on television next month when she hosts the new series of Dancing On Ice with Stephen Mulhern, ITV has said. Mulhern replaces Phillip Schofield, who has presented the ice skating competition alongside Willoughby since 2006. Schofield left ITV earlier this year after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” relationship

More vinyl LPs were bought this year than at any time since 1990 and are growing at their fastest rate this decade. With just a few more days to go to year-end, the vinyl market has increased by nearly 12%, rising for the 16th year in a row, according to analysis of Official Charts data

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Actor Iwan Rheon hopes his new film Men Up will encourage men to speak out about the impact erectile dysfunction can have on mental health and relationships. The BBC drama is inspired by the real-life medical trial that took place at Morriston Hospital in Swansea in 1994, for the drug that would become Viagra. Rheon,

LG Chem is building a $3 billion battery cathode factory for electric vehicles in Tennessee – here’s the latest. December 27: The groundbreaking ceremony took place last week for LG Chem’s battery cathode factory. Some of the company’s original plans have changed since I last reported on this announcement. The factory was initially supposed to

A giant bronze statue of Shakira in her trademark hip-swinging pose has been unveiled in her hometown in Colombia. The singer shared photographs from the site in Barranquilla, a port city along the Caribbean Sea, as the 6.5m (21.3ft) tribute was unveiled. Shakira‘s pictures showed her parents and brothers visiting the statue, along with the

From stars like The Beatles to Ed Sheeran, it is where they began. UK grassroots music venues have provided a platform to young music talent for decades. But these small, independent spaces are now closing at the rate of one per week. “Around 93% of UK grassroots music venues have got a private landlord,” says

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been found dead in an apparent suicide. The 48-year-old actor was identified by Seoul Police after a man in his 40s was found unconscious in a car park at 10.30am on 27 December, Yonhap news agency cited police as saying.

A new survey shows that Elon Musk isn’t driving away Tesla buyers with his Twitter drama, but that was right before his latest and biggest blunder. Ever since his acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk seems to be getting into a controversy after the next. There have been some serious concerns about his drama negatively affecting

Kamar de los Reyes, a TV, movie and voice actor best known for playing a villain in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, has died in Los Angeles aged 56, his family has said. De los Reyes died on Christmas Eve following a short battle with cancer, Lisa Goldberg, a publicist for

After a series of financial setbacks, followed by an Electrek exposé revealing the failed Metacycle electric motorcycle project, e-bike maker SONDORS has appeared to enter receivership. The search is now on for a buyer who can scoop up the company and its assets. Electrek has reviewed documents sent out by Rock Creek Financial Advisors (RCFA)

In a sea of superhero movies, Adam Driver says his new film Ferrari achieves something that “doesn’t happen often” in returning to a character-driven style of filmmaking. Speaking to Sky News, the Star Wars actor explained: “So many people – and you know me too – complain how wouldn’t it be great to again see

Unleash the power of seamless charging with Tera’s portable and home EV chargers – check out three standout offerings below. As we head into an electrified future, Tera is leading from the front in revolutionizing the way we power up our EVs. Tera’s state-of-the-art charging infrastructure is designed to redefine convenience, sustainability, and the joy

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse has given birth to her first child. The 33-year-old professional dancer posted a picture of herself, her husband, and her newborn on Instagram on Christmas Day. “Merry Christmas. Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and special memories with loved ones,” the caption read. She announced she was

As the year draws to a close, it is a time to commemorate those we have lost in the last 12 months. Music icons including Tina Turner, Burt Bacharach and Sinead O’Connor are among the famous faces who sadly died in 2023, along with stars of stage and screen such as Raquel Welch, Matthew Perry

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter drama leaking to Tesla, wireless charging, the EV dealer problem, and more. Sponsor: Buy Electrek Merch! The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As